Shnikes t1_j1t6t3o wrote on December 27, 2022 at 5:01 AM

Reply to comment by RacketyMonkeyMan in Anyone else has the flu? by Emergency-Candy1677

My son was tested for the flu because he was sick. If he tested positive then they would have prescribed him anti viral meds. They also would have prescribed my daughter preventive meds. There’s a difference and depending upon your health history a doctor would prescribe you the appropriate meds.

You may have had the flu but plenty of people call random virus the flu that are not actually the flu. My daughter had a high fever for 2 weeks right before my son was born. It was never the flu and they eventually found out it was an adenovirus.

RacketyMonkeyMan t1_j1ti6kb wrote on December 27, 2022 at 7:08 AM

Ok, fair, I don't know all the random viruses out there. In my book it's cold vs. Covid-19 vs. flu vs. strep. Out of those four I think the flu is most likely. Unless I got tested, it's mostly academic.

> If he tested positive then they would have prescribed him anti viral meds.

Only if they catch it early enough. In my case it was too late by the time I did the consult.